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Sister Mary Terence Haag
...a ministry to which she committed herself until the age of 97. She helped the needy, the sick, the shut-ins. Sister Susan Dinnin told me that at one time, she was working with young single African-American mothers who had jobs cleaning railroad cars, but had no one to help care for their little children. So, Mary Terence opened a nursery for the children, often staying open until 9 or 10 at night. Sister Charles Van Hoy recalls how the sisters...
Faithfulness and God’s mission: a Foundation Day reflection
...this room. It is a room to the side of the main sanctuary with thick walls and no windows. My heart began beating quickly as we entered the room and I immediately felt God’s presence very close to me. We were told that Saint Mother Theodore Guerin spent the entire night prior to her journey to the United States praying in this chapel. I felt the need to be in the room alone and after a few minutes, I asked...
Providence Associate commitment ceremony 2017
...and her companion Sister Barbara Bluntzer, standing, chat with other associates. Jean Smith with Eileen and Joe Horan and their daughter Sister Tracey Horan Providence Associate Mary Bales with her companion Sister Laurette Bellamy Providence Associate Patti Burris and her companion Sister Kay Kelly Sister Paula Damiano companions Providence Associate Shawn Shamsaie Providence Associate Peggy Stewart with her companion Sister Terri Boland Companion Sister Rosemary Ward with Providence Associate Laura Dudkowski Sandra Powell with her companion Providence Associate Mary Longtine...
A brief history of the mission to the Chinese
...Colette Wolf’s book, “Against All Odds: Sisters of Providence Mission to the Chinese, 1920-1990,” click here. The first band of China missionaries receives missionary crosses in the sanctuary of the Church of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 29, 1920. The development of a native sisterhood was one of the greatest accomplishments for the Chinese mission in the 1930s. Pictured with the Rev. J.N. Tacconi are four Providence Sister-Catechists after investiture ceremonies. Ching I Middle School opened Sept. 12, 1932, with 87...
Updates from the Sisters of Providence summer 2018
New Providence Associate co-directors Providence Associate Co-Directors Sister Sue Paweski and Debbie Dillow The Providence Associate relationship has new leadership. Former Director Sister Diane Mason, SP, retired at the end 2017 after ministering 10 years with Providence Associates. New co-directors have been named to lead the ministry forward. The first is a familiar face. Providence Associate Debbie Dillow has stepped into the new role of co-director after serving as assistant director for the past six years. Sister Susan Paweski, SP,...
Reflections for the local Golden Jubilee celebration
...a campus minister and diocesan director of campus ministry. Oh, where the voyages of our lives can lead when we are faithful to God’s call. And Pat, the voyage image is pretty literal when applied to you. You also attended high school here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Known then as Providence Juniorate, you did enter the Congregation after graduation, but you wanted to be a nurse, and, back in 1956 when you first entered, Sisters of Providence ministered as teachers. You...
Sister Terese Marie Havlik
...Taizé service and said, Terese was “so thrilled during the second one that she attended that she was brave enough to light a candle and place it in the sand. She just beamed.” I found this story very touching. We often talk about the importance of relationships, about “Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage.” I think for the last three and a half years, we have witnessed what that looks like in practice. I also believe that Millie beautifully modeled a ministry...
SP Annual Meeting 2018
...each other are, from left, Sisters Susan Dinnin, Mary Jeanine Schubert, Mary Catherine Guiler and Peggy Lynch. Providence Associate Paul Salstrom and Sister Nancy Bartasavich share a prayer booklet. Sister Marie McCarthy checks out something on Sister Evelyn Ovalles’ phone. Sister Mary Rita Griffin reacts with delight to something said by a person at her table. Sister Delan Ma listens to Providence Associate Jane Fischer. Smiling during table discussion are, from left, Sisters Jan Crave, Josephine Bryan and Celeste Tsai....
Sister Pauline Brockelsby
...are not raised too high, I do not occupy myself with things Too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with its mother, (33) Sing to God a new song! Yes, Pauline loved to sing. Like the psalmist, she sang to God both in times of trouble and times of peace. This evening, as we sing our Vesper psalms, we might even hear her singing along in the midst...
Providence Associate annual meeting 2018
...and Providence Associates on Monday are Sister Barbara Sheehan and Providence Associate Gene Majewski. Gong used to gather associates for the meeting by the Asian sisters. Several associates don beautiful Chinese-style shirts sewed by Providence Associate Tara Lane, back in pink. Some sisters and associates drove into Terre Haute Saturday evening to join a peaceful protest advocating returning immigrant children to their families. Here Providence Associate Co-director Debbie Dillow raises a sign that says “Sanctuary Everywhere.” Sister Delan Ma, right,...
New postulant enters Sisters of Providence
...California, is now at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On Monday, Sept., 10, she entered the Sisters of Providence Congregation as a postulant. Jessica graduated from Mount San Antonio College with an associate’s degree in accounting and California State University with a bachelor’s degree in human development. Before coming to the Sisters of Providence, she worked for a Jewish family-owned business for seven-plus years, starting in customer service and ending in management. In 2015, Jessica first became aware of the Sisters of Providence...
Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection
...needs of the environment through our daily choices, as well as by advocating for eco-justice on a national and global level. We will devote ourselves to recognizing and naming our own prejudices as well as by educating and working for racial justice in our church and in our country. We will welcome the stranger into the sanctuary of our hearts by resisting any walls that might divide us wherever we may be as well as those at our borders. We...